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The tenant's role in creating the business case for high performance low-carbon buildings: systematic literature review and post occupancy evaluation

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Authors:
Subha Parida

The ultimate test of the business case for high performance low carbon building is to consider how the human benefits of these buildings could be reliably quantified to prove beyond all doubt the positive Return on Investment (ROI). After all, staff costs, including salaries and benefits, typically account for about 90% of business operating costs.

The Operating Expense Puzzle of U.S. Green Office Buildings

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Authors:
Nikodem Szumil,
Franz Fuerst

Cost savings from efficiency gains are at the core of the green building business case. Significantly lower energy bills are said to be a major factor in the green rent premium observed in earlier studies. Our study tests this relationship by inferring energy costs from operating expenses for a large dataset of U.S. office buildings and relating them to rental rates. We find that eco-certification is associated with a higher than anticipated total energy expenditure, which is the opposite of its expected effect.

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